Bale-hoist hook



June 24, 1930. M.4P.,BACCOMO 0 1 BALE HOI ST HOOK Fileii June 19, 1928 M. P. Bnccomo ATTORNEY F10 ally independent ofthezframe.

15,-iA jfurt V p 7 h "provide an. improved and simplified catch 20 The "invention possessesfother objects and lowingrdeseription 'of'a preferred-form of h hookembodying:tlielinvention; V:

es a: Figure-2is ,.4o flEssentia-ll V a illustrated, the hook-4 m n Q Q r i e extendingtransverselytherefromand piva" I i singlestrip I of i 750 figureb t ej general Patented June 1 MICHELE niiooomg on GREEnrriinn, cAnrronnia I I a a ,A pp l ieation me Jane 19,

The inventionrelates to :an improved inultiple prong hoist hook 'particnlarly designed for. moving bales of hay or, other fibrous materials from place to placeb i @An object of the invention is tofprov de a book of the class described in which the 1 hook prongs are: separately removable from I a a frame carrying them-and inwhich the nonntlng means for the. prongs is structure 7 Another object of the invention isto pro vide an improved: and simplified bail for pivotallysupporting the. prong carrying "frame.

her object; or" the inirention is device for releasably holding the i-ranie to the =bail' for eoperativelya: disposing the Pl'ODgS.

featnres of advantageyso'lne of which, with the?--foregoing, Willibfl set forth inthe 01- 7 the invention which i is illustrated in the i25drawingsaccompanying-and forming part of the specification; It is 'to bei understood, however, that :Ido notlimit myself; to the 4 showing-made by the 1 said drawhtigv and def iscripti'on as I adopt 'yariationsjof the 5 ventio'n 'as' eset-sforth-sin the claimsf ,l -Referringtosaidolrawin'gii L11" --.*,;Figure 11 is a front fperspective 'v (an edge, sect iewof the,

ional hook. .7 1

, "5 Figure 3' is are ferent portions go'f the, o'ved; V

t me beak; a r. rnctnre being re- $1: an as here ith particularly;

prises name- 5; carrying 'a pair' jot; prongs 1: atta h'nientt a: he shown)" n m e, Or eans (not The; frame t'r a i A abiylfs haid dfl Iigto define a closed i isosceles perfor'ated' for the reception f jof cotte r- 'keys f "if bail: 8 will wgeneral-lybeof such stiflness that cilfi it Willibe difiicult,"-iffnotimpossible an 1'preferred-i method' of; mounting thi insides inwardl toward Leach; other ivyithiltheegto ST noox 7 1928. seria No. 286,583. v

trapezoid with theface's of the posed iii perpendicularrelation; to the; plane of the figure defined thereby. As-vshown,

the frame; comprisesa longer base portion Within'thefframe space to provide a-Vspring seat 16', said seat being parallel to the frame (65, portion-9 andqthe part :14 being vin the gen.

e'ral form 'ofa stirrup with -.angope n side opposite theseat 16 and inthe plane ofthe -base 13. "Preferably;and as--gshown, the 7 extremities of the 1 frame strip are-'-- are ranged to abut midway of the portionan'd are held in'fixed relation byIine'an's *ofgyan" overlying plate 1,7 'releasably secnred there, i

to a'siby bolts .18, the reason Iffor; thispar-r iculars'tructurebeing hereinafter-broughta? r The bail; 8, it will now? be noted',,;prefer ably ,fcomprises "a; one-piece 5 member poi Wrought iron and is shaped tohave'the ym rioilis' 'parts thereof lie along-the sidesandgap portion 9,0;fthe frame 5 in parallelrelation- 7 3, M thereto; an integral eye 19 being provided at'the intermediatebai'l'portion'l211opposite i I I the frameportion-l3 forlsecuring-a :hoist rope (not shown) to -t he.:bail. Theifreeiends 0f the bail are turned inwardly "to prov id *"co'axially aligned trunnionsr22jforiengage merit "through 1 bearing; perforations pro: jyid ed 1 in the 'frame' side portionsj 11 in spaced relation from I the portion;

{ sired ,:thetrunnion 'portionsfarrang toaflielfff inwardly of .thel frame portions :11 maybe:

or; pins 23'. a It will U now be? noted I that; the 1 springing flit into plac e;.;-witho1it" deforminm onithe bail S 1 h eroreto spring;

"The prongs 6, it will .now be noted, are" 7' arrangedto bemounted wi'th their base porbythe' frame portions 9' and 11, and between thep'ortion 9 and the pivotal axis of V the bail 8. The prongs proper are ofirece "tangularj section and? the base portions" 24;

i Qlamp plates 26 and 27 aremounted on'eaeh prong-base 24, the former being provided with a'- rectangular opening 28' for the tion's'ywhile the lattergisperforated to'freelyfreceive the'threaded end of theprong I base; The mountingplates '26'and27 of a prong are arranged tobe disposed at oppo- 25 Isitesides ofthe; frame and'against-the-edges ofthe intersectingframe portionsS) and 111. Theseplates are triangular in shapewith 'the edges designed to lie along the'portions soisaid'portions. 9 V

' I ,InW-ardly ,extendingfianges 29 areprefferablyi provided at the before mentioned plate edgesand theprong base is arranged a toengage 'both of the frame portions 9 and' '35 ll- ;whereby,"when'the plates are clamped tojthe framefby means of'the nut 25 the prong 1 is positively secured; against shifting a j i the frame, itbeingparticularly noted that 1 thefpro'ng mounting m'e'ans now izlescribed f does not'involve the perforation of theframef of provision of special-prong securing means qas-partffo'fthe frame structure, If desire.d,'-

the flanges -29 of the plates faeawhieh lie along the frame portion; 11 may extend be- 1 45' r and be perforated thereat whereby; they pro- J v-iide additionalgbearingj surface for the -trun-, nions, The platefl'Z i may beofyalength; to abutthe innerside of thetaperedbasepor-1 -tion ofthe. prong for further securing the:

prong against turning, The prongs are of re mounted I in theffialne with their planes.

{,inieoplanar relationg' as' illustrated.

r ing'th'e frame and bail incoplanar'relation,

" are preferablyfl fixed position by I tions 24 disposed in the two corners defined thereof "are tapered down therefrom to fi- 'nally terminate in cylindrical portionswhich are threaded for the reception of'nuts" 25.

llwedged reception} of the tapered base por -i 9j 'andi11 in the same angular relationlas are a a compressionspring? 41515 ropera-tivelyr en-ff yond the; trunnion receiving perforations n arcuately :ourved vand tapered form" and f parallel {and theirftips; disposed somewhat above'the level of-their bases when the idsi yiee ijssuspended with the frame and bail; I

e I f .the prongs are then}forced'transver' Means 1 are "provided forl releasa'bly seclura side'of thefhalef A lifting the" h suchbeing-:thefnecessary relation: ofthese" if: parts; when the hook :Jis' supporting a .load '1' Fixed 'at other top ofjtheframe and: against; "EtheX edgesof the-name portions 12 and are front and rearfplates Bland 32; These meansjof rivetqpi nsf38 extendingi b'etween them,'-each 7 pm" engaging between and against the stirruplla, anoppo'sed side frame portion 12 and: the adjacent part of the frame" portion 13 whereby the bottom parts may besecured maxed relation for stiffen- 'ingthe iframe thereat.- The front plate 31,

it 'isanoted; eirtends beyond the frame pori at its-edges. thereat whereby a forward) H swinging of the framefrom within the bail is permitted." i

A latch bolt eiis ueiizd for releasably securing the frame infth'e position shown, suchbolt being mounted for longitudinally" P vided' in vthe frameiportion let and through guided movement in a'perforation 36ipro j .85 theopen1ng'34 provided between the separateparts of the'frameportion135it being sides of the opening 37. Thelatoh bolt-i 34 r is provided'with an enlargedlhead portion 38 engaged in the-opening 37Vand providing a detent extension'39 arranged forengage- I ment behind theball port on 21 whenjthew= P H frame and ball are related 'as shown-DA gagedlaboutithebolt and-between the head 88' thereof and the spring-seat 16 of thesti'r-V of thebolt is arranged to be effected byreg perforation 43 extending through thefplate l7 and frameportion 9 whereby a pull axial-if rupll; whereby thefbolt' is resiliently urged i to maintain its extended position.) Released ly' of the boltmaybeleffectedifor displacing it to releasethe frame-.jThe ;rearportion of thebelt extension'39 is shaped tolprovide' bevelled i'faee' 4A whereby a forcibleen-I I 'j gagement thereof i against the front v .of' the bail portionj 2las theframe 'is swung to t;

position;withinathe *bail is arranged to spring the ,7 110011; back and; under the may a portion 2l toeifectf'thedisposal'of;the eX- Z J tension 3.);behind' said bail =p0'rtibn3zth l s thus Operating S r ch, 'Tto rel s ably hold the bai-l and. frame in coplanar" I telation p1 r V v To use 'theifdeviice;intransportirig 3,5 1

; otmat rial from:onepointjto {anoth'e1',-;the

frameand bail are firstilojeked' ea er-henna '1 (f r V I W A in W we on aecount of the; angular "relationoff the Y prongs ro the framefefl'eet a; lifting ?''of the Y ftieularly designed for use in handling baled bail and so out of engagement with 'thebale. It is noted that the present device is ,par-

materials Whichare not "injuredby the insertion of the hook prongs thereinto, suchmaterials'including hay, straw, cottonand hemp, for exampl Iclaimi' e 1., In a bale hoist hook, a frame for carrying prongs, a vbail" having the parts: thereof coplanar and providing axially aligned trunnions .at the extremities thereof, and means providing bearings in saidframe for the pivotal reception ofjsaid trunnions' whereby said frame is arranged to be disposed entirely'betvveen said ball extremities.

2. In a bale hoist hook, a" prong carrying irame providing axially ahgned trunnion bearings at the-extreme opposite s1des;there-- of, abail providing inwardly directed and axially aligned trunnions at the extremities thereof for engagementin said bearings, and means for releasablyret'aining said frame in coplanar relation With said bail;

' 3. In a hoist hook, J a fp'rong carrying frame, .ab ail pivotally supporting said" frame, and members onsaid frame'disposable at opposite sides of said billl 'fOI retain- ,ing the frame inaooplan ar relation With the.

bail, one of said members being displaceable and'the other fiked. I I o I AqIn a 1101813 hook, a prong-carrying frame, a. 'bail p1votal 'ly' supporting saidtframe, and, members ionj said frame V dispos- 1 able atlopposite sides 'oii'l sa fd bail for retaining the frame in coplanar relation w th the "bail, one of said members, comprisinga: nor finally extended spring pressed bolt.

"5. In-a hoist hook, a bail, a prong carry ing'frame pivotallylc'arried by said bail and to extend transverselytherefrom.

having a transverse, opening} therethrough providing an angular corner; a 'prong'iior' 'mounting on saidEframe havingia'tape'red base portion of polygonal: section terminat ing in a threadedwcylindrical portion and arranged'fordisposal in said corner; means for mounting saidprong on said frame .com-

I V prising'a perforated platemember vvedg'edly mounted on said tapered prong portion and i a secondpe'rforated plate-member slidably 1' I said plates Jbeing' arranged jfor cooperative clamping engagementUWith said "framelat .saiid'corner andiafnutf engagingrsaid threaded prong -portionf'outvvardly of said l'ast plate for ef'fecting'fsaid" clampingqengage- 'lated sides, a bail pivotally carrying fsaid comprising a single strip of bandi-irondev lining a closed figure; Withthe planes: of'the strip portions perpendicular to'the plane of s:

the frame, and prongs 'earried in -saidframe' vi 6.1 In a hoisthook, a prongcarry ng frame tion in" saidcorner during and follow ingthe' i I clamping of the plates to the frame.

g 7; In a hoist hook, a prong carrying'iirameiy formed of a single strip of band iron and having a pair of opposed and parallel'lyre-i 1 frame for movement about an axis parallel to said sides, members on said frame at one 1 5 of said sides disposable at opposite sides of T I saidbail for retainingthe frame in coplanar relation Withthe bail, one of said members comprising a normally extended spring bolt,

an intermediate portion of said last side be- ,ing offset to provide a guideway'for said j bolt and a spring seat, and a compression '8 spring'encircling said bolt and 'operatively engaged between said seat and bolt.

I 8. In ahoist hook, a prong carryinglframe having" a transverse opening therethi -ough f v providing-an angular corner, a prong tor mounting on said frame and having a'basef portion; of polygonal sectionfor fitted disposal n said corner, clamp elementsinounted' on sa d prong and'cooperative with said frame at said corner to secure said prong base vto-the' frame 1n fitted engagement W th said corner, and releasable means for securing said clamp elements in operative engage} ment with said frame. v

9. In a. hoist hook,g a prong carrying 5 frame, a bail [pivotally V carrying said frame, members on said frame disposable at OPPO- 7 .s te sides of sa d ball for cooperatively, re-

taining thezfram'e'infixed relation to the baihone of saidmembers comprising a nor;

mally extended bolt, meanson said framev providing arguide vay, for said'bolt, and

means yieldingly urging said bolt'to main:

ftain its extended" position in said guideiv,ay. v

Y In testimony whereof I affix mv signature.

mounted on saidjthreadefdprong portion,

. 'm'entoff the"plates-fvvith' tlie' frame;' and i .means on said plates [cooperative with j said" frame-ifor maintaining "saidpron'gbase por- W 7 a MICHELE R: BAKJODMO; 

